sigh.....I ordered my 8100 on Tuesday morning at 10am from Customer Care over the phone. I paid for express (3 day shipping). They still haven't even shipped it out yet--it hasn't even left the warehouse yet. So, as you all are playing with your new toys I only get to dream of scrolling that pearl. I've ordered BB's from them before and it's always been quick until now. Has anyone else ordered one from Customer care over the phone? It's a drag living in a small town!

John, same thing here. Didn't want to drive 50 miles to the T-mo store and Retentions promised a better deal. I paid for express too, but when I called this afternoon I was told the phone had not shipped yet, but still would ship today. But after reading your post, I am not so sure it did. sigh......

My wife is waiting also. It's funny when i ordered my 8700 the first week it came out, I choose regular ups ground and it came in two days. No such fortune with pearl. Still waiting....................................

They told me go to ups.com, click on tracking, then click on track by reference number. Use your 10 digit phone number with dashes. Mine still says unable to find that shipment in the system. I called a little while ago and they said that the shipping says "pending." I leave for Europe on Sunday, for a week, and was hoping it would be here tomorrow. They did say it "could" still ship out and be here tomorrow but that seems like it would be a miracle at best....guess I'll wait and see...Big sigh........

John, I just called and was told the same thing - "pending". They couldn't confirm if it had shipped or not. Seems highly unlikely to me if it hasn't shipped yet, that I will have it by tomorrow....maybe Saturday. Frustrations.....I should have driven to that T-mo store!!

I know two people that this has happened too as well,

-olly

I ordered mine this afternoon from the site but tried to go back and change the shipping for a faster delivery when the site went back to the beginning and I couldn't get back to where I was. I called Customer Care and they said my order went through I wanted to change the shipping but she said it would be a waste because UPS won't pickup on the weekend and I should get it by Tuesday with regualr ground. I'm really doubting it after reading this post.

I'm thinking about cancelling. It's just ridiculous that it would take them this long to ship.

When the online division of a company like T-Mobile drops the ball so badly it really leaves a bad taste in everyone's mouth. It's completely stupid and very short sighted. I dare say some of the customers getting hosed here will take the first opportunity to jump to another carrier. TMO is shooting themselves in the foot.

They offered to refund my $15 for express shipping if I don't have the phone tomorrow. I told them great, but I wanted the phone more than the money. If I don't have the phone Saturday (they may not ship on Sat, but UPS delivers her on Sat), I will cancel and drive in the Grand Rapids and buy there.

Wirelessly posted (7100t: BlackBerry7100/4.1.0 Profile/MIDP-2.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/100)

I didn't think they would deliver on Saturday as that is usually an extra charge. And mine is going to the office...guess another week with my 7100t isn't the end of the world.

If I don't see any indication that it's on it's way by Monday I will cancel and go to the store and get it, I just didn't have time this week to do so.

Yikes I was gonna order online, but I'll just drive 2 hours to get one!

Add me to the list of people who ordered early Tuesday morning and it still has not shipped yet. I did pay extra for the express shipping, which they say they will refund. That is not helpful, I don't care about the 15 just want to get the phone. I have had good luck with fast shipping from them in the past, this is very disappointing. Good luck to everyone,

Diane

I feel a little better knowing I'm not the only one! I even asked them if it was on backorder already and they said no. So, I don't know what the deal is but I'm not impressed. I don't care about $15 either, just wanted to get a new phone. Oh well....maybe it'll show up after all....

Yeah, poor job on T-Mobile's part.

I get unlimited upgrades with my cingy FAN and I don't think they've ever failed to ship the same day.

I also ordered from TMO customer care on 9/12 @ 7:30 in the morning while driving to work. Paid for the rush shipping and fully expected it to be on my doorstep today, boy was I disappointed when I got home. Called TMO, asked when I should expect my 8100 and the Rep said it should be here tomorrow, but she couldn't find any updated shipping info on file. She blamed UPS for not updating their tracking info. It better be here tomorrow or I'm heading to a TMO store to pick one up.

Also, to add insult to injury, I was at a local pool hall in Bellevue, WA tonight, and some TMO employees rented out part of the hall for a Blackberry Pearl launch party. Everyone one of them had a Pearl. Should have ran up and snatched one

I'm in the same boat as everyone else. Ordered from CC bright and early on Tuesday, got express shipping, and have been told the same thing every day. This was yesterday afternoon's conversation:

Them: "Looks like it hasn't shipped out yet... but don't worry! You should have it by Friday evening!"

Me: "How can that be, when it hasn't shipped out yet?"

Them: "Well, if they have to, they'll overnight it to you to get it there by Friday. And if it isn't there, just give us a call back."

EDIT: I just gave them a call this morning, and they (a) refunded my shipping charge, and (b) started some sort of individual handset tracking process, the results of which are supposed to appear in my email "sometime in the next 72 hours." The rep with whom I spoke said based on what she was seeing/hearing on her end that there was no way it would arrive today (Friday), and that it appeared to her that the devices may indeed be backordered, and that just hasn't been noted in their computer system yet. Hooray.

That's bad! When I was on the phone with the rep I asked if they had it in stock and she said "yes!, it's a new item and we have plenty to serve our customers." I might not wait until Monday to call I just might call and cancel today.

I just spoke with customer service and they confirmed my fears, it hasn't shipped yet. So, I won't be getting it today. I was in the store yesterday and looked at it, but since I had ordered online I decided to wait and be patient. Now, I get to go back to the store which is 40 miles away. I even called yesterday while I was at the store to check and make sure it had shipped and they assured me that it would be here today. Very dissapointing!!! Good luck to everyone else.ssssssssssss

4 days after order and still nothing. T-Mobile dropped the ball on this one big time. Hopefully they get their act together soon.

I ordered online on Wednesday morning (I was out of town travelling on Tuesday). I have confirmation that I placed the order, but I am in the same boat as the rest of you as far as no word on the thing shipping yet. I just figured it would be easier to have it shipped to the office than to find the time to go to a store. I was wrong. I have to travel the week after next and I want this before I leave on the 24th. If my order has not shipped by next Tuesday, I'm just going to cancel and go to a store to pick one up. I really expected that TMo would be able to ship within 48 hours as they always have in the past.

Same mess here. The FIRST question I asked was "Are these in stock?” "Oh, YES sir!!”

I don't know about the rest of America, but the suck-up, kiss-ass script that these customer support goons read from is NOT my idea of polite or considerate. What a colossal time-waster!! I feel so rude when I am compelled to hang up in their faces, simply because I do not have the time to listen to their disingenuous monologues!! You want to provide good customer support? CUT TO THE CHASE. Be friendly, sure... but don't be a robot.

Anyway, I guess I just have to wait. No big deal. I just wish they would learn how to give someone the straight dope.

Same issue here... We placed the order Tuesday AM early on the WEB... same details; "oh it will be there by Friday, if it doesn't show call us back". Like somehow that will magically make a customer feel better. Called this AM to followup and of course it hasn't shipped yet.

It's not a big deal to us since this will be used for testing and eval but If I was relying on it I might be pissed.

I won't be ordering a "just released" phone online again. I am NOT convinced that a single Pearl has been shipped from T-Mobile yet.

When I spoke with CS today. They told me that they might not have shipped mine yet because I chose ground delivery, and that they may be "holding" it for shipping until closer to the promised delivery date *shrug*. Huh?

I told her that even the folks who selected 2 day have not had theirs shipped yet. The other part that is stupid is that they have no way of stopping an order once placed online.

Is there ANYONE who reads this forum who HAS received their Pearl after placing the order online?

QFT

If that's true, it has to be the most deplorable thing I've ever heard.

It sounds just like another in a string of BS excuses to me.

Seriously? So I can't cancel and then go into th3e store and pick one up that way instead? That's pretty stupid.

Indeed. I've always been really happy with their customer service before. Somebody screwed up twice BIG time on this one. Once for not having or shipping the devices, and a second time for not being honest with all of us about what was going on. Ignorance or outright lies, makes no difference.

What really sucks is that I went to a store that had some Pearls and played with one, chose to order online instead, and now even if I could cancel my order, the store is now sold out.

Even for someone like me, who has an 8100 in hand (bought at a good old fashioned brick-and-mortar store), this shakes my faith in T-Mobile's abilty to do what they promise. If they screwed the pooch on this, what's next?

same here as well. i ordered tuesday morning (literally at 4 am) i specifially asked if it would be here by friday with the 3 day shipping ans she assured me it would. now heres the kicker i call wednesday to get trackin number and im told it hasnt shipped yet it will ship tomorrow(thursday) im like ok so it wont gt here friday meaning i want my shipping back she no it will be over nighted and u will have it friday im like fine i call thursdaynight still hasnt shipped and i said ok so i want my money refunded for the shipping to which he said its 3 days shipping from when it leaves the warehouese not from when u place ur order! so i told him i would be calling back monday 4 days after placeing the order and i will be getin my shippin refund. this in incredible never had this problem with tmobile.

I know you all want to get your new toys as soon as possible. I was the same way and personally it IS worth the wait. I can’t speak for national demand but in my area the people were lined up 5 deep just to buy the Pearl. One guy in front of me was turning in the SDA and MDA he and his girlfriend had to buy the Pearl and he bought 3 others for family members. In my area even the Razr didn’t attract this kind of attention.

I can’t speak for Tmo but they could have been inundated with more orders than they planned on. I know you are all excited to get your Pearl but things do happen. I’ve been an Aerial/Voicestream/Tmo customer now for about 10 years. When push came to shove they have always done the right thing for me.

Have YOU ever missed a deadline? Would you want someone busting your butt the same way you are Tmo? I specifically DIDN’T order from the online store because I wanted to see it and feel it in person before plunking down my $$$. If you were within driving distance then get in your car and go to the store and get one rather than whining about it. Deadlines get missed and that is the way the real world works. Maybe RIM didn’t roll out enough for them. I know my local store was almost out of them the first day they were released in my area and they were on the phone trying to find some more.

At least it looks like Tmo is trying to take care of some of you by discounting the shipping and other things. It doesn’t seem like your plight is falling on deaf ears. One week from now you'll have it and hopefully you will forget about all these delays now. Honestly, if it was that darn critical or important that you have it, then you should have driven to a local store (if you have one) and got it in person.

If Tmo deliberately misinformed you then that is unfortunate. For that there is no excuse but if someone misinforms them and then they pass on that data believing it to be true but was in fact in error, then cut them some slack. You can't make everyone happy all the time and doo-doo happens.

I just called again on mine and they told me I could go to the store to buy one and have the store call and confirm the promised price (249.99 for 1 yr contract with NO mail in rebate) and have them cancel my order. My order was not placed online, but through retentions. Now I have to hope the store has the phone in stock and the schmuck will jump through these hoops. If not, I will cancel altogether and wait until Cingular has the phone.

Wavshrdr, I understand your point. The irritation is the lack of information and owning up to the problem. They keep insisting, even today, that is hasn't shipped yet but I will have it by the end of the day. That is just ignorant. And I have spoken with five different people in the last 24 hours....no, I am not that rude; they keep disconnecting me (or dropping the call...LOL!)

Then SAY so!! That's my one and only point. If they got bad info, then when I ask "are they in stock?"... say either "not as of this moment" or "I don't know... let me find out". DON'T say "yes, sir!!!" when, at best, you're not sure.

Making excuses for them isn't going to teach them anything but "we can get away with this".

I appreciate what you are saying, but the fact is that at least some of us, myself included, specifically asked if we would have the device in hand by the weekend and were told YES. Is the world coming to an end because that didn't happen? No. Would I have made other plans if I'd known I wouldn't have it in hand by the weekend? Absolutely. And I'm angry that I didn't get the chance to make an informed choice.

I don't think any of us have been mistreated by a rep, but I do think there's someone at T-Mobile who knows exactly what the 411 is, and knows that they've made promises that they won't be able to keep, and is deliberately not telling us - or Customer Care - what is going on. This is too big a launch, and too many of us have called and raised this issue, for everyone out there to be meandering around in total ignorance.

Wavshrdr,

It's fine to screw up just say so. I didn't ask for any commitment from T-Mobile. They volunteered one on the web-site regarding the delivery.

I am not completely surprised by this situation given the fact that T-Mobile reps had no clue on Monday evening or even Tuesday morning that the Pearl was going to be released. Now, I am not blaming the agents for this, but it is clear that for new equipment releases, their "system" does not suffice for communication purposes.

But the "cancellation" of an order consisted of waiting for the phone to arrive and rejecting the delivery according to T-Mo CS.

And please notice that I didn't say I was going to cancel my service or anything like that, I just said I woudln't order a brand new model online anymore.

I just (10 min. ago) got my tracking number from customer care. It shipped yesterday and is on the truck now according to the ups website.

When did you order, and what type of shipping did you choose - ground or express?

Well I ordered yesterday with Tmobile corporate sales and it is already on its way by two day UPS air:

Status:
In Transit -
On Time

Scheduled Delivery: 09/18/2006
Shipped to: *********, GA, US
Shipped or Billed on: 09/14/2006
Tracking Number:
Service Type: 2ND DAY AIR
Weight: 2.00 Lbs
Note: Your package is in the UPS system and is on time with a scheduled delivery date of 09/18/2006.

Damn, the weekend came in the middle............

I ordered mine with TMobile Business care over the phone on Tuesday the 12th. I just got off the phone minutes ago and they say the shipping still says "pending" and no tracking number yet. Maybe they just have a problem with their internal tracking system. It would be nice if that's all it is.